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TOYS MANUFACTURER’S FOR BIS LICENSE

CATEGORY B — TOYS FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES

As per new guidelines, all the toy manufacturers are required to obtain license from BIS in
order to sell their products in market. Since more than 1 Indian Standard may be applicable on
each toy, it has been decided to make the application process simpler.

Toys have been classified into following 2 types for the purpose of BIS certification:
Electrical (IS 15644:2006) and Non-electrical (IS 9873 (Part 1):2019). Manufacturers while
applying for a license, may choose one of the applicable primary standards based on the type
of toy for which license is required. If license is required for more than one type of toy (i.e.
non-electric and electric), separate applications shall be made for each type.

Further, based on their specific purpose and function, toys have also been classified into 7
Categories and 146 sub-categories. For the purpose of certification, all the models of toys of
similar designs, made from the same materials and covered under a single sub-category, shall
be considered as a series.

In this presentation, we are explaining the second category i.e., Toys for physical activities .
It categorizes the toys as per the age criteria.
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SUB-CATEGORY STARTING AGE DESCRIPTION OF TOYS EXAMPLES OF APPROPRIATE TOYS

Pedal vehicles, kick scooters,

1 2 years + walking bicycles, balance bikes
tricycles, wheeled toys, stable vehicles with
pedals, small two wheeled bicycles without
pedals powered by the child’s feet

Child sized electrical vehicles

2 2 years + battery powered vehicles to be driven by
children

Toy bicycles
3 3 years + two-wheeled pedal bicycles with or without
training/sup- porting wheels to provide
stability
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4 6 years + Skates, two-wheeled scooters and

in-line roller skates

Roller skates (except in-line)

5 3 years + roller skates with wheels not positioned in
linear (in-line) direction

Flying objects
6 5 years + kites, boomerangs, simple airplanes (with
rubber band)
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Soap bubbles
7 3 years + toys with accessories for blowing soap
bubbles

Bowling, ―bocce‖-type games,

8 3 years + ring toss games
plastic or wooden pin bowling sets, rings for
throwing

3 years + Lightweight balls (plastic)

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Toy versions of sporting

10 3 years + equipment to imitate real sports
versions
baseball, basketball, cricket, golf, shuttlecock,
tennis, badminton, or beach racquets

11 4 years + Simple obstacle and hopscotch-

type games

12 3 years + Games involving objects thrown at

targets
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13 4 years + Spinning toys without cord

14 4 years + Stilt walking (low height), hula

hoops, rings to be balanced with a
rod

Yo-yos and spinning toys with cord

15 6 years +
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16 6 years + Mini golf, cricket, billiards, table

football, and other similar games

17 5 years + Jump rope

7 years + Electronic dancing mats

18 for learning dance steps and for following
com- plex dance routines
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SUB-CATEGORY STARTING AGE DESCRIPTION OF TOYS EXAMPLES OF APPROPRIATE TOYS

Activity toys for indoor and

19 3 years +
outdoor domestic use
to boggans, sleds, swings with open seating,
higher slides with more steps, climbers and
see- saws

Activity toys for indoor or outdoor

20 2 years +
domestic use
swing with seats that surround the child and
short slides with few steps for climbing

Aquatic toys
21 3 years + boards, inflatables (animal/character shapes,
boats)
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Wading or paddling pools (with

22 2 years +
adult supervision)

Simple electronic floor mats

23 3 years + for following patterns, making music, learning
simple dance routines
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